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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

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Instance
Theme name: Underscoring (Tense)
Start time: 0:42:56
End time: 0:43:08
Total duration: 0:00:12
Page #: 61
Measure #: 24
Scene: Reel 5 Part 1
Key: unstable
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 100
Instrumentation: strings, woodwinds
Description
On-screen: Jonathan glares at Dr. Einstein
Description: Tense underscoring as Dr. Einstein talks about operating on Jonathan's face
Music annotations: [m. 24] sf-p; [m. 27] crescendo; [m. 28] molto accel
Orchestration annotations: [m. 24] str tremolo / clar / E.H.; [m. 25] 2 flts / cue in Novachord; [m. 27] add oboe
Analysis: Oscillating and chromatic gestures over a diminished 7th harmy
Tags

aunt | brother | conversing | crazy person | criminal | diminished 7th chord | doctor | establish character | leading lady | leading man | murderer | oscillation | room | scar | tense

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